Norman521 Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hello all. My name is Kyle I'm a friend of Laecaon. He and I just went up to Scappoose Oregon to look at a 71 521 for $500. When we got there it was a screamin deal!! New Weber 32/36 carb new timing chain, the paint was good, all the trim was great, no major rust, engine ran fine, interior was decently intact 2013 tags. The bad, windshield was cracked, a dent in the passenger door right around the handle, and it needed a little brake work, but brakes should be taken care of pretty quickly as it comes with all the parts (new line, and a caliper) I have one pic from my phone but ill be posting more soon. tell me what you think!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hi guys, to save him I took a bunch of oics for you. Here you go! Should be getting lots more pics tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment
DatWifey Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hot damn, that's a fine lookin' truck!! Especially for 500 bucks :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 it was a still good job on finding it Quote Link to comment
H5WAGON Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 What a deal....!!!:o Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Screamin Deal :w00t: Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 So yea, new weber, has a matchbox dizzy on the floor inside ready to be swapped. Tomorrow we are going to go pick it up with our other friends flatbed, then take it over to our mechanics shop. There we will change the fluids, do a valve adjustment, tune the weber, adjust the timing, get the brakes back in working order, and finally drive it! It was posted on craigslist without pictures. Someone else saw it today at noon or so, we were second in line and we grabbed it! Cant wait to see it on the road! Quote Link to comment
Ken_B Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Sweet little truck, killer price! Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Oh and Kyle is the non old person in the first pic I posted. And supposedly the PO changed it over to a 1 ton from 3/4 ton. They were trying to carry a camper and tow a boat. Then they determined the L16 doesnt have enough torque. Quote Link to comment
ZackTheImpaler Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hell yeah! That's a clean truck right there. Nice find. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Thats a damn steal! Good on ya Laceon!! Enjoy the datto Kyle! Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 killer deal! and sweet ride.:thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Im super excited. I'm guna go pick it up around 2 tomorrow and go to the DMV with the PO to get all the paperwork taken care of. Its killing me to just sit around and wait!! But there will be plenty of fun tomorrow, and plenty of oics. Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 also, that first picture that Laecaon posted, that guy isn't holding a cup of coffee... its a cup of bullets. pretty hardcore. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Bumperettes. L16 exhaust manifold. Rear view mirror. That's worth it right there. Score on the deal. Good lookin truck! I'm always excited to see another 521 end up here. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Bumperettes. L16 exhaust manifold. Rear view mirror. That's worth it right there. Score on the deal. Good lookin truck! I'm always excited to see another 521 end up here. forgot the el dizzy. ;) Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 UPDATE; picked up the truck this afternoon, got it back and set to work on the brakes. got those done in pretty short order. Set the timing but still having some issues, one is occasional backfire, and the other is really gassy smelling blue smoke. We turned the fuel mixture screw in all the way and it still runs a bit rich??? any oppinions on what that could be would be great. but it goes! and it stops! .... sorta. Laecaon and I are going to tighten those up tomorrow morning and mess around with the carb and valves to try and get the smoke to go bye bye. heres an oic of loading it up, thats all for right now sorry =( ill get more tomorrow also, heres the kitten that fell asleep in my hat after we finished working. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 More pics from today. Here is the tow rig. MMMM turbo diesel. This truck is quick! And makes lots of black smoke :) We were going to use a flatbed Isuzu, but the shifter retainer is broken and you cant change gears consistently :/ Truck on the trailer. Looking at how best to strap it down. All ready to go! Farm friend and owner. On the road! Got a picture of the interior. Oh and damnit, forgot a pic of the dash...Tomorrow :) And some horrible night shots of it driving! Brakes dont really exist, but after say 5 pumps you have a little something. Thankfully all the electrical seems to mostly work. Left rear brake lights lights up the blinker, doesnt make the running light brighter like the right side. Right rear sidemarker is missing; Left is not turning on... But headlights/highbeams work, wipers work, turn signals work. (And secretly, the truck is not going to be lowered.) Quote Link to comment
The Dat-side Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 (When are you going to lower it?) Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 UPDATE; we're thinking that the blue smoke could be leaky valve seals, so those will hopefully get changed in the near future (possibly monday) brakes are still not quite there, i can get to the front brake adjusters, but the leaf springs are in the way of the others, so ill be messing with those today. New set of NGK plugs as of yesterday. Now all i have to do is give it two pumps of gas and it starts the second i hit the starter! Laecaon and I went to Sherwood Pick and Pull yesterday and I found a rear marker light and some window felt, but we didnt have a whole lot of time, so ill probably be going back later. more oics today I prommise!! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 If you want an option to try before doing the seals.....Bearin' Seal by Gunk/Solder Seal...yellow bottle. It re-swells seals. I've used it for years and it's always done a great job on rigs that have either sat or don't get driving much. It won't make up for completely worn out rubber parts or bad rings, but I love the stuff. Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted July 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 If you want an option to try before doing the seals.....Bearin' Seal by Gunk/Solder Seal...yellow bottle. It re-swells seals. I've used it for years and it's always done a great job on rigs that have either sat or don't get driving much. It won't make up for completely worn out rubber parts or bad rings, but I love the stuff. cool! ill certainly check it out, Im more than half tempted to just go for it anyway. Its a nice way to get farmiliar with valves. plus I'll have no excuse for not getting arund to adjusting them lol Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted July 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 UPDATE; working on the brakes again today. I had the issue of one of the rear bleaders being sheered off, so I ended up just loostening the hard line and pumping it a few times lol. it seemed to do the trick, stops much better now. this is the other problem ive been having with the rear brakes, the adjuster is blocked by some suspension bits as the leaf springs are below the axle. I cant get a good angle with the screw driver to turn the wheel. so I may end up having to remove the springs, unless someone knows a trick? here's a picture of the dash, its got a few cracks lol, but ive seen worse. Quote Link to comment
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